Belgian draft law amending the Pillar 2 Law
On 9 October 2025, the Belgian government submitted to Parliament a draft law introducing technical amendments to the law of 19 December 2023 (the “Pillar 2 Law”), which implemented a minimum tax for multinational enterprises (MNEs) and large domestic groups. Please also refer to our previous news alert. What is included in the draft
The EU published the DAC9 amendments to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the context of Pillar 2
On 6 May 2025, the amendments to the European Directive on Administrative Cooperation (‘DAC 9’) were published in the Official Journal of the EU, following its adoption by the European Council on 14 April 2025. What is DAC9? The amendments contained in DAC9 allow the simplification of reporting for large groups with respect to Pillar
New version of the draft Belgian QDMTT return released
On 10 April 2025, the Belgian tax authorities published a new version of the draft Belgian Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax return (also referred to as QDMTT return) to be submitted by Belgian entities subject to the Belgian law introducing a global minimum tax (or Pillar 2). This new version is an update of the
DAC 9 – The EU Council agrees to enhance cooperation and information exchange on minimum effective corporate taxation
On Tuesday 11 March 2025 the EU Council reached a political agreement on the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the field of taxation, also referred to as DAC9. What is DAC9? DAC9 updates the existing EU’s Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC) by expanding tax transparency rules. In particular, the update aims to simplify reporting for
